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NBA All-star fights inflammation -- an Anatabloc opportunity?

I saw an article on a basketball blog about Brandon Roy, former NBA all-star, and his joint pain that caused him to get cut from the Portland Trailblazers. It mentions inflammation as the root of the problem, and it describes a treatment (Kobe Bryant treatment) that has possibly rejuvenated his career.

The parallels to Anatabloc are striking, so much so that NukeJohn or someone else should contact the Timberwolves about the potential for Anatabloc to help Mr Roy. I am a basketball fan, but I do not have the chops to present this credibly to Timberwolves management or the doctors that attend to elite athletes.

I hope someone can follow up on this

Here is the link to the article, and below that are a couple of quotes that have to do with the Koby Bryant treatment and the affect on inflammation.

link:
http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2012/10/31/3577384/brandon-roy-minnesota-timberwolves-comeback



quote about the "Kobe Bryant treatment"

"Roy was aware of how a blood spinning treatment in Germany benefited Kobe Bryant and that something beyond his recent rest was necessary to help the comeback effort. He and his agent didn’t put out word to teams about the possible return -- yet. Instead, they scheduled an appointment at LifeSpan Medicine and it was off to Los Angeles where Bayno would come into play again.

Doctors in Los Angeles explained to Roy the procedure they could perform known as Regenokine was the same as what Bryant went through in Germany. They took 60 milliliters of blood from his arm, about three times as much as the normal blood draw for a cholesterol test. Roy’s blood was then heated to more than 100 degrees in an incubator in order to give it a fever. The heat caused the blood to respond the same way it would if you were sick. It began to produce additional proteins, several of which are anti-inflammatory.

After a few hours in the incubator, the blood was removed and placed in a centrifuge in order to break down all of the cells and separate the proteins. Next, the blood was filtered to produce an amber-colored serum filled with the individual’s anti-inflammatory and healing proteins. The serum, which is a little thicker than water, was then frozen.

Patients can receive one injection a day over the course of a week or two shots a week over a three-week period to produce results confirmed in published studies. Dr. Moshe Ben-Roohi injected Roy’s personal serum into his knee joints with a 1.5-inch needle, the same size as one used for a flu shot, over the course of five days.

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quote about pain and inflammation:
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According to Dr. Chris Renna of Lifespan, and a colleague of Ben-Roohi’s, whether a patient has a lot of cartilage or none at all, like Roy, the root of joint pain is from ongoing inflammation. The Regenokine process reduces inflammation. In turn, it sets off a logical sequence of events for an athlete previously hurting athlete: No more inflammation, no more pain, increased workouts, and increased performance.

The procedure costs $9,000 per joint. To Roy, it’s worth millions.

“Right away I noticed a big difference,” Roy said. “I was like, ‘Wow.’ This stuff works.”

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